Wildfire Romance — Multiple Authors

• 1978
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Jenny West is so happy! Sweet sixteen and summer on the way! But her life turns sour when her father's illness sends the West's off to an isolated beach for the whole summer. Jenny's miserable until the bright morning when she looks up and finds hers...

• 1979
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Can it really be love at first sight? Anne never thought it would happen like this...then she sees "him" walk up the front step at school. By the time she finds out his name, she knows she's really in love! But they come from two different worlds an...

• 1979
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Katie never makes trouble--she does all the right things. But her life is boring. Then she goes to live with the Myers for a year and her whole life changes. Aunt Caroline hangs loose about routine and rules. Uncle Frank invents car seats for dogs. H...

• 1979
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Julie has what most girls want. She lives with her Aunt Roz and there are no curfews, no rules, no restrictions. There nothing she has to do..... Or can't do. She has it made. Then why the pain when the girls at school whisper behind her back? Why th...

• 1980
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Winning a place on the Olympic Figure Skating Team as always been Becky's dream. She knows she's sacrificed a lot--no parties, early curfew, and endless hours of training. She prays it will all be worth it. If only Jed could understand! Je...

• 1980
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Other girls know how to interest boys, how to make them laugh, how to be casual and smart. Christy never knows what to say, or how to say it when she's with a boy. Being a new girl in town doesn't make it any easier! Then she meets Mike, one of the c...

• 1980
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"Are you a real live person or a doll? Do you have any insides or are you just beautiful outside?" April's problem has always been her beauty. Of course people find that hard to believe, but April says: "When I'm quiet, they say I think I'm too good...

• 1980
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Flirting is so much fun, and Susan is so good at it. She's pretty, popular, and she has a good-looking boyfriend, John, who thinks she's the greatest. The girls in her class used to like her too, until they got sick of her always cutting in on their ...

• 1980
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Nancy can't believe that a popular superstar like Roger could fall for her. Even though he's dated lots of older, prettier girls, he treats Nancy like she's something special. But Nancy's just sixteen and Roger keeps forgetting. He always seems ...

• 1980
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Everything is new for Jeanne. She's in a new town, going to a new school. She yearns to be part of the "in" group, to be going to parties with the right crowd. When she discovers a way to be the life of every party, she's Miss Popularity, always in d...

• 1981
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"He's never going to notice you. And if he does, then what are you going to do? It's just doomed from the start." When Beth's best friend tells her this, Beth knows it's too late. Doomed or not, she has a heart-stopping crush on Terry Evans, who...

• 1981
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Ellyne has secret dreams: She dreams of being beautiful, of being popular in her new high school, of becoming a cheerleader. And she dreams of having a handsome boyfriend. So far her dreams are coming true. She shed 30 pounds and gets her figure do...

• Jun-1981
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"Today," My father announced, "I bought a farm in North Carolina. We're leaving the city, Marnie. We're going back to the land." Back to the land? Leaving the city? Marnie Macdonald can't believe her ears, her parents must be kidding. Worse, they're...

• 1981
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Good-looking cowboy, sensitive, intelligent, 21 years old wishes to correspond with equally understanding , sophisticated city girl. Janie Downs, unsophisticated, small town, sixteen-year-old, sees the magazine ad and knows it's the "something exc...

• 1981
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"I guess what it comes down to is I'll have to choose. Guy -or Stacy and the other kids. Them or Guy. I can't have them both."Abby's summer on Castle Island is a lot of fun at first. She's popular with the kids. They invite her to parties, and Abby i...

• 1981
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It takes gorgeous Susannah to turn Allison's life around. The girls agree to swap -- Allison will help Susannah improve her grades, and Susannah will help Allison improve her looks...and win Bobby, the boy of her dreams. Before she knows it, B...

• 1981
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Shelly Barr thinks she's boring and plain, and always feels second best. But Ryan Gallagher thinks she's someone special and wants to go steady with her! She's excited and happy -- until her sister fixes her up with Nick, a sophisticated college boy....

• 1981
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A lightening bug flew between Nick and me. Both of us reached out for it, our palms cupped. We missed the bug, but our fingers touched and somehow Nick was holding my two hands in his, and he didn't turn them loose. The summer Edie dreaded turns o...

• 1981
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Jonathan is Colleen Kelly's secret! He's her first boyfriend -- sensitive and serious, and he understands her need for privacy. Colleen doesn't want to share Jonathan with anyone, especially her big, noisy family! So they meet alone, taking long ...

• 1981
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"If there's anything in my life I regret, it's the day my mother invited you here," Margo spat at her cousin, Jennifer. "You've snatched away the only person I ever cared about." When Jennifer spends the summer with her sophisticated cousin, she lea...

• 1981
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It is her first year of high school and Suzy prays that this year will be different- new friends, parties, lots of dates - not just sitting around with the other girls. She wants to be "Suzy Somebody" and maybe even fall in love. Then she meets ...

• 1981
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Kathy knew, with a certainty from deep within, that one day she would find Chris gone...Chris just appears that summer, a dirty hitchhiker with no place to go, and Kathy's family takes him in. During the golden days that follow, Kathy learns wh...

• 1981
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Forced to spend her summer on her grandparents farm in Iowa while her parents travel abroad, Lisa Holden is devastated that she must leave her boyfriend Brad, but her feelings begin to change after she meets Charlie. Brad and Lisa. Lisa and Brad. ...

• 1982
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Jana and Shep have known each other for years. And now that Jana is almost seventeen, she wants Shep to be more than just her good friend. But Shep asks Holly to the May dance. Hurt, Jana throws herself into a new part-time job at the department s...

• 1982
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The first red rose arrives after Mandy sprains her ankle. The second one comes on her birthday. The cards are not signed. Who sent them? Her boyfriend, Matt? Her father? Or does she have a secret admirer? Mandy hardly has time to think about it....

• Mar-1982
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Whenever I see a good-looking boy, I am impressed first and embarrassed second. I am never quite sure what embarrasses me, but I start blushing as if I had written about him in my diary and he had just read it... Nancy has lots of dream dates - bu...

• 1982
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If only I weren't so shy. Mary wishes more than anything that she weren't so afraid of people, that she could make friends, talk to boys ... that she weren't so alone. Then she meets Sandy and Jimmy, who give her warmth and friendship, and introduc...

• 1982
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Scotland isn't quite what Mary Kate expected when she first heard she'd be spending the summer there with her father. Her new friends are so different especially Robin. Mary Kate doesn't know whether to feel bewildered by him or tender toward him. Bu...

• Dec-1982
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Sometimes a girl will do anything to get to the Junior Prom! Amy is positive she's the only sophomore who has never had a date! She doesn't even know any boy -- except Jeff. But he's quiet and shy and hardly knows Amy is alive. More than anythi...

• Jan-1983
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Alison has never had a boyfriend - or even a date! But Alison's friends think she leads a glamorous life. She plays piano with a band and spends her weekends performing at parties and dances, staying out late, wearing fancy clothes. But Alison's ...

• 1982
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Not everyone loves a party girl... Karen thinks her life is just about perfect. Her parents dote on her, give her anything she wants. And she has Brad--handsome, serious Brad. As far as she can see, they're the perfect couple. So she doesn't un...

• 1982
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Summer at the beach. Every year Nina looks forward to it. Endless days in the sun, beach parties, dances, picnics. And lots of time for her painting and drawing. Nina hopes this summer will be special. And it is. She falls in love. She's never felt a...

• Oct-1986
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Kim is the misfit in her family. Her brother, her sister, her parents -- they're all athletic and outgoing, but Kim thinks she doesn't measure up at all. So every summer she dreads the trip to the camp her family runs in the mountains, where she's...

• 1982
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Christy and Mike are finally going steady! And Christy's senior year promises to be extra special, especially after she gets a part-time job in a gift shop. But by Thanksgiving, nothing is right. Mike gets upset every time Christy mentions her j...

• 1982
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Kyle Harmon was absolutely the last boy Meg would ever have dreamed of being interested in. He did crazy things and dressed in crazy clothes and never went anywhere without his motorcycle. Then Meg is assigned to work on a chemistry project with h...

• 1982
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Mollie's been going out with Jamie for almost a year. He's a great guy, but he never takes her seriously - and that hurts. Then Matt moves to town, and Mollie can tell how much he likes her. But she and Matt are competing for a big college scho...

• 1982
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Laura has always known what she wants to do- become a veterinarian. Even before she finishes high school, she applies for an after-school job at a veterinary clinic. But then her life changes dramatically. The doctor she works for is Jed Jordan,...

• 1982
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When Judy and her best friend, Tammie, make a foolish wish - for an exciting new boy to walk into their lives -- Judy doesn't expect it to come true. But it does! The boy is Chip, a senior and a glamorous rock star. Judy and Chip start spendi...

• 1982
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"Wendy," Charlie stammered, "I really like you, but we ought to date other people. I guess I'm saying I'm not in love with you anymore." Wendy knows she'll never forget the hurt of those words. How could Charlie say them? She and Charlie have been go...

• 1982
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Cindy had a hard enough time being new in a high school last year. How can she survive a year in a place as different as Mexico? But Mexico turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to her! She loves the quaint town with it's festive holid...

• 1982
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Jenny and Pam. Sisters. Pam is gorgeous. Jenny is "interesting looking." Pam is popular. Jenny has two close friends. Pam has one boyfriend after another. Jenny is sure no boy but faithful Thad will ever look twice at her. Until Mark comes to town, a...

• 1983
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Maggie has been in love with Tony for almost a year, and he doesn't even know it! Tony is her older brother's best friend. He's forever hanging around the house, but all he seems interested in is fixing up cars with Bob. Then Maggie begins dating o...

• 1983
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SHERRY LIKES JILL, AND SHERRY'S BOYFRIEND LIKES HER, TOO... Jill breezes into Sherry's life one spring day, and after that nothing is the same. Sherry is fascinated by her and introduces her to all her friends. So she's shocked when Jill sta...

• Jun-1983
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Juli is in love with a voice! Juliet has lots of friends who are boys, but no real boyfriend. Why can't she be like her younger sister? Even Barbara has a boyfriend. Then comes the first phone call. "Did my heart love till now?" asks a boy's vo...

• Jun-1983
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Underneath the Homecoming Crown is a girl in love... Laurie thinks she's the luckiest girl in the world the night she's crowned Homecoming Queen and her boyfriend, Bob, is crowned king. They have everything going for them. Then Alison moves to ...

• Jun-1983
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If there's one thing Holly can't stand it's cold weather. And, it seems, the only other person in her whole town who feels the same way is Jamie. Jamie is the first boy Holly has ever really liked, but her friends accuse her of 'robbing the cradle...

• 1983
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Becca's senior year is hardly what she expected. Her mother has left home, and Becca is stuck in New York with her overprotective, critical father. She feels abandoned and alone -- until she meets Mark. Mark is tender and understanding, and soon ...

• 1983
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Janet has been raised by two uncles who still treat her like a baby. So when Eric starts asking her out, she doesn't know what to do. She can't bring him to her house, since her uncles won't let her date "strange" boys. Finally she begins seeing him...

• 1983
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Her first date was a blind date -- and it was everything a first date shouldn't be! Lately Kim has felt different from her friends...so left out. All they talk about are boys and parties, and Kim's not interested, at least not until she meets Ted....

• 1983
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Donna is older, carefree, and so beautiful, but she is going off to college and plans to date other guys. Larry thinks he'll never stop loving her, until he meets Judy. Shy and sweet, she can't compete with Donna, but she captures Larry's wounded hea...

• 1984
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How much can one little lie hurt? Shannon isn't sure, but she's afraid the truth is worse than the lie. Why would Blake, the wealthiest boy on the beach, giver her a second look? She's only a mother's helper, but she lets him think that she's a gue...

• Feb-1984
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He told her to leave him... Did he mean it? Strong, hopeful, in love...they were the perfect couple. Then Scott is injured, maybe permanently, and Kelly can't seem to help him. The Scott who once cheered for her at swim meets now stares sullenly ...

• 1984
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Molly has always loved her mother, and her stepfather, who raised her as his own. Now she loves Sam Rutledge, too. Then the father who left her as a baby comes back, expecting Molly's love. He's tearing her family apart, and Sam seems to be on his si...

• Jun-1984
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HER ONYL DREAM IS TO DANCE... Until she meets David. Even then, he understands how much time she needs to practice, to prepare for the tryout that could launch her career. They find time to date, and everything is perfect. Pam knows she's in l...

• 1984
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KIMBERLY WAS THE GIRL WHO HAD IT ALL... Super athlete, straight-A student, president of her class, editor of the school newspaper -- Kim excelled at everything. That's what her father expected of her. But her friends notice that Kim doesn't smile...

• 1984
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Christy has never been so happy. She and Mike are sure of their love for one another and bask together in it's warmth. But their happiness is short-lived when Christy is summoned to the hospital where Mike lies, badly injured. Christy is terrified t...

• Aug-1984
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Tory knew it wasn't nice, but she felt it was right. Tory Travis just wanted to play ball. But little things started to get to her. The boys' team went by in a bus while Tory and her teammates were squished into a station wagon. The boys were budg...

• 1984
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Christy still can't face Sonny's, the soda shop where she and Mike spent so much time. She wonders if there will ever be a day when she doesn't see Mike's shadow in everything she does... So Christy tries to throw herself into the last months of h...

• Nov-1984
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How much should you tell your friends? Denise is outgoing and warm, basking in her family's noisy love. Jason is a quiet loner, from a difficult family background. She is enchanted by his intelligence and solitary style, and he has found in her a ...

• 1984
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Love has a darker side... Jenny and her sister Emily instantly approve of their new next-door neighbors, Rob and Paul. Jenny finds she can talk easily to Rob, especially about her art. For all of them, the summer seems to be full of promise. Ye...

• Dec-1984
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She'd done it again. Somehow Angel had managed to tell Jody and Tania exactly the opposite of the truth about a classmate. Angel likes to tell the best stories possible, and sometimes the truth just isn't all that exciting. But the lies. for al...

• 1984
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LOVE IS FOREVER, LONG-DISTANCE OR NOT... Michelle and Adam promise not to date other people when Adam moves away. Their phone calls are their only contact. But Michelle finds that her days are lonely and lonesome, and her parents urge her to go ou...

• 1985
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Has she found the boy of her dreams? After a tough school year, it's finally the summer before Ellynne's senior year. Her mother wants her to find a job, but Ellynne looks forward to spending long, lazy days relaxing on the beach. It's time for so...

• Mar-1985
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It all started with a chemistry experiment gone wrong. Fate steps in as Pam gets involved with troublemaker Bud O'Connor. Bud O'Connor with his thick dark hair and brown eyes. Bud O'Connor who may be facing suspension from school. Her parents don't a...

• Apr-1985
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Have the stars made a terrible mistake? The strangest things are happening to Tracy. And strangest of all is that she always knows they're going to -- her horoscope tells her. She'd been right about so many things, it's eerie. The stars predict ...

• 1985
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Diana may have flunked all her classes but she had fun doing it. And now she's got an exciting summer planned. But Diana's mother has plans of her own. She ships Diana off to a broken-down farm to be tutored by an old friend. Diana is prepared for th...

• 1985
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Paula found love when she wasn't even lolling. Paula can hardly believe it's happening. She goes to a costume ball as Cinderella...she shares a special dance with Kevin, who'd dressed as Prince Charming...she even loses her shoe at midnight! It so...

• 1985
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Even though Lindsay is through with Ross, she still misses him, still longs to hear his voice, still is pained when she sees him in school with a new girlfriend. But she doesn't miss his bossines. It's time for her to be independent! Her best friend ...

• Jul-1985
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Sometimes you find love where you least expect it. Joey Jacobs is just crazy about Link Zinc, lead singer in the town's hottest rock band. But he doesn't even know she's alive! Determined to win him, she plans to audition as the band's new drummer...

• 1985
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• 1985
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Stacey King has a lot of catching up to do. "Love" means zero in tennis. That's a score that Stacey King, the Number One player on the girls' tennis team, never earns on the court. Off the court, it's another story. There her love life scores a bi...

• 1985
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Gwen's favorite word is yes. She says yes to Susan who asks for free math tutoring, yes to any friend who needs help...even a yes to nice but boring Mitch who asks her for dates. Gwen doesn't have a minute to herself. Unfortunately, she hardly has an...

• 1985
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Lifeguards have all the fun. That's what Laurie Cavanaugh used to think before she became one. Now she knows there's more to the job than looking great in a bathing suit. It's demanding work and a big responsibility. But there would be some time f...

• Mar-1986
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A little lie can get her in lots of trouble. A little lie never hurt anyone. That's what Summer Matthews thought when she met David Marshall and fell in love. Summer would do anything for David, including letting him believe something about hersel...

• 1986
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It's not true that any boy is better than no boy. For Beth-Ann Hughes, who just turned 16, "dating blues" used to mean "no dates." But after great-looking Kenny and upperclassman Curtis start asking her out, Beth-Ann knows that having lots of date...

• Feb-1986
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Kate Ryan is Brian Donahue's girl. Or at least she thought she was. When Brian comes home from college for a visit, he devastates Kate by telling her he's in love with someone else. But Kate isn't down for long. She launches an all out campaign to wi...

• 1986
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It's hard to be a daughter of a small town's high school principal. It's even harder to have parents who never seem to trust you. Forbidden to go to parties and dances with her classmates, Donna spends most of her free time with Rocky, a wild pony ...

• 1986
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Has two stories: Tori and The Best Summer by Diane McClure Jones Tori " Tori"! Tori has a quick answer, a joke, or an insult, for everyone except Dom, the one boy she really cares about. She never knows what to say to him and feels ...

• Jan-1985
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Only an airhead would go for a guy nicknamed "Killer." But Tobie Tanner is no airhead. A serious, intelligent student, Tobie has most of her life planned, up to the moment she finishes her first novel. But once she interviews Lou "Killer" Keller f...